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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 685 · 40 questions
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Robot tip (The robot loop): Sense = taking in information with sensors (touch, light, sound, distance, camera). Think = the controller running the program and deciding. Act = doing something: motors move, a gripper grips, a buzzer beeps, a light shines. Then the loop starts again.

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  1. 1.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  2. 2.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the gripper closes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  6. 6.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a gear
  7. 7.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the gripper closes (d) an LED lights up
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) the wheels spin
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) the wheels spin
  14. 14.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to stop (d) it plans the next move
  16. 16.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  18. 18.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  21. 21.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the robot turns left
  24. 24.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  27. 27.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the controller
  28. 28.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a gyro feels a turn
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it counts the boxes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  33. 33.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  34. 34.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to stop (d) an LED lights up
  37. 37.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  38. 38.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

  1. sense
  2. True
  3. act
  4. act
  5. the gripper closes
  6. a loop
  7. True
  8. True
  9. it decides to turn
  10. a camera spots a wall
  11. it decides to stop
  12. a bumper is pressed
  13. it decides to turn
  14. False
  15. the robot turns left
  16. False
  17. sense
  18. True
  19. the bumper is pressed
  20. act
  21. True
  22. False
  23. it decides to stop
  24. True
  25. think
  26. the bumper is pressed
  27. the controller
  28. False
  29. it decides to turn
  30. a mic hears a clap
  31. the robot turns left
  32. sense
  33. the sensors
  34. True
  35. a buzzer beeps
  36. an LED lights up
  37. the motors
  38. False
  39. it drives on
  40. it drives on

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